November 2011: Youth Orchestra – Overture at the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

Robert Spano Music Director Donald Runnicles Principal Guest Conductor Michael Krajewski Principal Pops Conductor

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20 Hooray for the Holidays!

25 This week’s concert and program notes

Broadway song and dance, gospel and grand celebrations deck Atlanta Symphony Hall.

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Welcome November is a time for giving thanks. As I begin my second season as president of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, here are just a few of the things for which I’m grateful: • Officer Mattie Pettway. I met Officer Mattie the day I arrived in Atlanta. She greeted me with a great big hug and a huge smile, and I knew I was in the right place. From her station by the Callaway Plaza door, Officer Mattie balances her responsibility to keep us safe and secure with her instinct to make us feel welcomed and appreciated. She’s always glad to see us — and we feel the same way about her.

• Our superb usher corps. Led by the incomparable Roz Massel, our ushers do more than offer a copy of the evening’s program and help us find our seats. They offer a word of welcome and a friendly smile, they handle problems and complaints, and they make the concert experience a pleasure. They do so not for cash (our ushers volunteer their time) but as an expression of their commitment to the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and to this community.

• Our stage crew. Music stands, risers, and chairs don’t appear magically on the stage of Symphony Hall, nor do our lighting and sound systems operate by themselves — though our stage crew is so skilled and professional that they make it seem that way. Paul Barrett, Rick Carvlin, and Lela Huff are like black thread against black cloth: they are rarely seen, yet they hold everything together and make our concerts possible.

• The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra staff. On page 54 of this booklet you’ll find the names and titles of every member of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra’s staff. Most work in windowless offices on the fourth floor of the Memorial Arts Building handling our daily business: engaging the world’s finest guest artists, securing funds to make concerts and education programs possible, crafting interesting and meaningful programs for our audiences, forging meaningful partnerships to extend and fulfill our mission. In number ours is the smallest staff of any major American orchestra. What we lack in bodies we make up for in quality: our staff is the best in the business.

• The support of this community. My family and I arrived in Atlanta just over a year ago. Individually and collectively, you have been unbelievably generous in sharing your passion for the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra with us. You have welcomed us into your homes and into your lives. You have joined us in telling the story of the difference the Atlanta Symphony is making in our community. You have helped us meet the Orchestra’s financial challenges by increasing your financial support. My family — Shannon, Bailey, Lily, Jack and Ben — joins me in saying thank you!

I’m grateful to you for supporting your Atlanta Symphony Orchestra!

Wishing you all the best,

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leadership Atlanta Symphony Orchestra League 2011-2012 Board of Directors Officers Jim Abrahamson Meghan H. Magruder Joni Winston † Chair Vice Chair Secretary Karole F. Lloyd D. Kirk Jamieson Clayton F. Jackson Chair-Elect Vice Chair Treasurer Directors Jim Abrahamson Pinney L. Allen Joseph R. Bankoff* Neil H. Berman Paul Blackney Janine Brown C. Merrell Calhoun Donald P. Carson S. Wright Caughman, M.D. Ann W. Cramer † Richard A. Dorfman David Edmiston Gary P. Fayard Dr. Robert M. Franklin, Jr. Paul R. Garcia

Carol Green Gellerstedt Thomas Hooten Tad Hutcheson † Mrs. Roya Irvani † Clayton F. Jackson D. Kirk Jamieson Ben F. Johnson III Mark Kistulinec Steve Koonin Carrie Kurlander James H. Landon Michael Lang Donna Lee Lucy Lee Karole F. Lloyd Kelly L. Loeffler Meghan H. Magruder

Belinda Massafra* Penny McPhee Victoria Palefsky Leslie Z. Petter Suzanne Tucker Plybon Patricia H. Reid Margaret Conant Reiser Martin Richenhagen † John D. Rogers Stanley E. Romanstein, Ph.D.* Dennis Sadlowski Lynn Schinazi William Schultz John Sibley H. Hamilton Smith Lucinda B. Smith

Thurmond Smithgall Paul Snyder Gail Ravin Starr Mary Rose Taylor Joseph M. Thompson Liz Troy Ray Uttenhove Chilton Davis Varner † S. Patrick Viguerie Rick Walker Thomas Wardell Mark D. Wasserman John B. White, Jr. † Richard S. White, Jr. † Joni Winston † Patrice Wright-Lewis Camille Yow

Board of counselors Mrs. Helen Aderhold Robert M. Balentine Elinor Breman Dr. John W. Cooledge John Donnell Jere Drummond Carla Fackler Arnoldo Fiedotin

Charles Ginden John T. Glover Frances B. Graves Dona Humphreys Aaron J. Johnson Herb Karp Jim Kelley George Lanier

Patricia Leake Mrs. William C. Lester Mrs. J. Erskine Love Carolyn C. McClatchey Joyce Schwob Mrs. Charles A. Smithgall, Jr.

W. Rhett Tanner G. Kimbrough Taylor Michael W. Trapp Edus Warren Adair R. White Neil Williams

Life Directors Howell E. Adams, Jr. Bradley Currey, Jr.

Mrs. Drew Fuller Mary D. Gellerstedt

Azira G. Hill Dr. James M. Hund

Arthur L. Montgomery * ex officio † 2011-2012 sabbatical

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Robert Spano music Director

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usic Director Robert Spano, currently in his 11th season as music director of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, is recognized internationally as one of the most imaginative conductors today. Since 2001, he has invigorated and expanded the Orchestra’s repertoire while elevating the ensemble to new levels of international prominence and acclaim.

Under Mr. Spano’s artistic leadership, the Orchestra and its audiences have together explored a creative mix of programming, including Theater of a Concert performances, which explore different formats, settings, and enhancements for the musical performance experience, such as the first concert-staged performances of John Adams’s Doctor Atomic in November 2008 and the production of Puccini’s Madama Butterfly in June 2011. The Atlanta School of Composers reflects Mr. Spano’s commitment to nurturing and championing music through multi-year partnerships defining a new generation of American composers, including Osvaldo Golijov, Jennifer Higdon, Christopher Theofanidis, Michael Gandolfi, and Adam Schoenberg. Since the beginning of his tenure (to date), Mr. Spano and the Orchestra have performed more than 100 concerts containing contemporary works (composed since 1950).

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Mr. Spano has a discography with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra of 19 recordings, six of which have been honored with Grammy® awards. He has led the Orchestra’s performances at Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center, as well as the Ravinia, Ojai, and Savannah Music Festivals. Mr. Spano has led the New York and Los Angeles philharmonics, San Francisco, Boston, Cleveland, Chicago and Philadelphia symphony orchestras, as well as Orchestra Filarmonica della Scala, BBC Symphony and Amsterdam’s Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. In addition, he has conducted for Covent Garden, Welsh National Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Houston Grand Opera, and the 2005 and 2009 Seattle Opera Ring cycles. Mr. Spano was Musical America’s 2008 Conductor of the Year.

In March 2010, Mr. Spano began a three-year tenure as Emory University’s distinguished artist-in-residence, in which he leads intensive seminars, lectures, and presents programs on science, math, philosophy, literature and musicology.

In March 2011, Mr. Spano was announced as the incoming music director of the Aspen Music Festival. He was in residence in Aspen for the 2011 summer season as music director-designate and will assume the full role of music director in 2012.

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Robert Spano

Donald Runnicles

Michael Krajewski

Music Director The Robert Reid Topping Chair *

Principal Guest Conductor The Neil and Sue Williams Chair *

Principal Pops Conductor

FIRST VIOLIN

SECOND VIOLIN

VIOLA

CELLO

David Coucheron Concertmaster William Pu Associate Concertmaster The Charles McKenzie Taylor Chair* Justin Bruns Assistant Concertmaster Jun-Ching Lin Assistant Concertmaster Carolyn Toll Hancock John Meisner Alice Anderson Oglesby Lorentz Ottzen Christopher Pulgram Carol Ramirez Juan Ramirez Olga Shpitko Denise Berginson Smith Kenn Wagner Lisa Wiedman Yancich

David Arenz Principal The Atlanta Symphony Associates Chair* Sou-Chun Su Associate Principal The Frances Cheney Boggs Chair* Jay Christy Assistant Principal Sharon Berenson David Braitberg Noriko Konno Clift David Dillard Eleanor Kosek Ruth Ann Little Thomas O’Donnell Ronda Respess Frank Walton

Reid Harris Principal The Edus H. and Harriet H. Warren Chair* Paul Murphy Associate Principal The Mary and Lawrence Gellerstedt Chair * Catherine Lynn Assistant Principal Wesley Collins Marian Kent Yang-Yoon Kim Yiyin Li Lachlan McBane Jessica Oudin Ardath Weck

Christopher Rex Principal The Miriam and John Conant Chair* Daniel Laufer Associate Principal The Livingston Foundation Chair* Karen Freer Assistant Principal Dona Vellek Assistant Principal Emeritus Joel Dallow Jere Flint Jennifer Humphreys Larry LeMaster Brad Ritchie Paul Warner

SECTION VIOLIN ‡

Judith Cox Raymond Leung Sanford Salzinger

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BASS

Ralph Jones Principal The Marcia and John Donnell Chair * Gloria Jones Associate Principal Jane Little Assistant Principal Emeritus Michael Kenady Michael Kurth Joseph McFadden Douglas Sommer Thomas Thoreson

Jere Flint

Norman Mackenzie

Staff Conductor; Music Director of the Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra The Zeist Foundation Chair*

Director of Choruses The Frannie and Bill Graves Chair

FLUTE

BASS CLARINET

TROMBONE

HARP

Christina Smith Principal The Jill Hertz Chair* Robert Cronin Associate Principal Paul Brittan Carl David Hall

Alcides Rodriguez

Colin Williams Principal Stephen Wilson Associate Principal George Curran

Elisabeth RemyJohnson Principal The Delta Air Lines Chair

PICCOLO

Carl David Hall OBOE

Elizabeth Koch Principal The George M. and Corrie Hoyt Brown Chair * Yvonne Powers Peterson Associate Principal Ann Lillya † CLARINET

Laura Ardan Principal The Robert Shaw Chair* Ted Gurch Associate Principal William Rappaport Alcides Rodriguez E-FLAT CLARINET

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BASSOON

Carl Nitchie Principal Elizabeth Burkhardt Associate Principal Laura Najarian Juan de Gomar

BASS TROMBONE

George Curran TUBA

Juan de Gomar

Michael Moore Principal

HORN

TIMPANI

Brice Andrus Principal Susan Welty Associate Principal Thomas Witte Richard Deane Bruce Kenney

Mark Yancich Principal The Walter H. Bunzl Chair* William Wilder Assistant Principal

TRUMPET

Thomas Sherwood Principal The Julie and Arthur Montgomery Chair* William Wilder Assistant Principal The William A. Schwartz Chair* Charles Settle

CONTRA-BASSOON

Thomas Hooten Principal The Madeline and Howell Adams Chair* The Mabel Dorn Reeder Honorary Chair* Karin Bliznik Associate Principal Michael Tiscione Joseph Walthall

PERCUSSION

KEYBOARD

The Hugh and Jessie Hodgson Memorial Chair* Peter Marshall † Beverly Gilbert † Sharon Berenson LIBRARY

Rebecca Beavers Principal Nicole Jordan Assistant Principal Librarian John Wildermuth Assistant Librarian

‡ rotate between sections * Chair named in perpetuity † Regularly engaged musician Players in string sections are listed alphabetically

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ew things in this world convey the spirit of the holidays as clearly and concisely as a well-sung (or played) song. From the rousing opening notes of Handel’s “Hallelujah” chorus to the jubilant closing notes of “Jingle Bell Rock,” there seems to be something almost magical about the music of the season. Whether your tastes run to orchestral classics, gospel greats, charming children’s favorites or modern pop, the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra has the music you love. Fusing heartwarming traditions such as Christmas with the ASO and Gospel Christmas with special presentations including Celtic Woman and a New Year’s Eve toast to Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, the Orchestra provides a beacon of enlightenment for Atlanta’s many communities.

Hooray for the Holidays!

Broadway song and dance, gospel and grand celebrations deck Atlanta Symphony Hall

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HANDEL’S MESSIAH Thursday, December 1, at 8 pm Saturday, December 3, at 8 pm

Director of Choruses Norman Mackenzie and the Chamber Chorus give voice to “Hallelujah” and the Christmas portion of Handel’s Messiah — a work that vividly captures the transcendence of the holidays as no other work does — and Bach’s treasured touchstone, Magnificat. Composed in 1741, with lyrics from the King James Bible and the Book Of Common Prayer, Messiah wasn’t what you’d call a breakout hit after its London premiere. But in the ensuing 270 years, it has emerged as one of the most frequently performed choral works in music history. J.S. Bach composed the Magnificat (based on the canticle of Mary as told in the Gospel of Luke) in 1723 for Christmas Vespers in Leipzig.

GOSPEL CHRISTMAS Friday, December 2, at 8 pm Saturday, December 3, at 2 pm

“Sing out your glory, glory,” or simply bask in the spiritual glow of this annual celebration of life. The dynamic Chelsea Tipton II conducts a raise-the-roof program of traditional and contemporary gospel,

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with the Orchestra’s acclaimed Gospel Choir, comprised of singers from leading churches across Atlanta. Directing the choir is Jarvis Wilson, who trained under the late Mrs. Alberta Williams King at Ebenezer Baptist Church and is currently the Minister of Music at Israel Missionary Baptist Church in Atlanta. Adding extra luster to this year’s event is a special appearance by Grammy Award-winning songwriter and “Atlanta Housewife,” Kandi Burruss.

A KID’S CHRISTMAS Sunday, December 4, at 1:30 and 3:30 pm Sunday, December 11, at 1:30 and 3:30 pm

Jingle your children’s bells and your own cherished memories with the season’s favorite songs, sing-alongs and carols, the joyful sounds of Rob Kapilow’s music to Chris van Allsburg’s enchanting Polar Express, and, of course, a timely visit by a very jolly St. Nick. Lee Harper, Atlanta’s First Lady of Dance, and her troupe provide sparkling routines and the Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra, under Music Director Jere Flint, performs with the assured skill and unbridled enthusiasm that A Kid’s Christmas deserves.

With four dates to choose from, there’s no excuse to miss this cherished winter wonderland for children.

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program Robert Spano, Music Director Donald Runnicles, Principal Guest Conductor

Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra OVERTURE Sunday, November 20, 2011, at 3 p.m.

Jere Flint, Conductor Jennifer Stumm, Viola James Beckel (b. 1948)

Celebrations (1994) Anatoli Liadov (1855-1914) From the Apocalypse, Opus 66 (1910-1912)

Gabriela Lena Frank (b. 1972) La Llorona: Tone Poem for Viola and Orchestra (2007) I. Slumber

II. Awakening

III. Flight

IV. Danza de las Chullpas

V. Canto de la Luna

II. Flight

VII. Coda

Jennifer Stumm, Viola

INTERMISSION Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971)

Suite from The Firebird (1910, 1919 Revision) I. Introduction: The Firebird and Her Dance;

Variation of the Firebird

II. The Princesses’ Round: Khorovode

III. Infernal Dance of King Kastcheï

IV. Berceuse

V. Finale

Scholarships for ASYO tuition are made possible through the Elinor Rosenberg Breman ASYO Fellowship and the Ben F. Johnson, III Scholarship.

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program Notes on the Program

By Ken Meltzer Celebrations (1994) James Beckel was born in Marion, Ohio, in 1948. Celebrations is scored for piccolo, two flutes, two oboes, English horn, two clarinets, bass clarinet, two bassoons, four horns, three trumpets, two trombones, bass trombone, timpani, percussion, electric bass, piano (optional), harp (optional) drum set and strings. Approximate performance time is six minutes.

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ames Beckel was born in Marion, Ohio, in 1948. Mr. Beckel graduated from the Indiana University School of Music. Since 1969, he has been Principal Trombonist of the Indianapolis Symphony. James Beckel is a member of the music faculty at DePauw University and the University of Indianapolis. In addition to his work as an instrumentalist and teacher, James Beckel has an active career as a composer and arranger.

From the Apocalypse, Opus 66 (1910-1912) Anatoli Liadov was born in St. Petersburg, Russia, on May 11, 1855, and died in Polïnovka, Russia, on August 28, 1914. From the Apocalypse is scored for piccolo, three flutes, two oboes, English horn, three clarinets, two bassoons, contrabassoon, four horns, three trumpets, three trombones, two tubas, timpani (two players) percussion, harp, celeste and strings. Approximate performance time is eight minutes.

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ussian composer, teacher and conductor Anatoli Liadov once commented: “Give me fairies and dragons, mermaids and goblins and I’m thoroughly happy. Art feeds me on roast birds of paradise; it is another planet, nothing to do with our earth.” Liadov’s affection for these fantastic tales, coupled with his preference for briefer works, produced his most famous compositions, each based upon a Russian folk legend — Baba-Yaga (1905), The Enchanted Lake (1909) and Kikimora (1910). These three atmospheric and brilliantly-score orchestral pieces are very much in the tradition of Liadov’s great teacher, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov.

A similar spirit and approach may be found in Liadov’s “Symphonic Tableau for Orchestra,” From the Apocalypse. Liadov offers three verses from the Book of Revelation (X:1-3) as preface to the score of this intensely dramatic work: And I saw another mighty angel come down from heaven clothed with a cloud; and a rainbow was upon his head, and his face was as it were the sun, and his feet as pillars of fire. And he had in his hand a little book open: and he set his right foot upon the sea, and his left foot on the earth. And he cried with a loud voice, as when a lion roareth: and when he had cried, seven thunders uttered their voices. encoreatlanta.com/Atlanta’s Performing Arts Publication 27

La Llorona: Tone Poem for Viola and Orchestra (2007) Gabriela Lena Frank was born in Berkeley, California, in 1972. The first performance of La Llorona took place in Houston, Texas, on February 23, 2007, with Wayne Brooks, viola, and Hans Graf conducting the Houston Symphony Orchestra.

In addition to the solo viola, La Llorona is scored for piccolo, two flutes, two oboes, English horn, two clarinets, bass clarinet, two bassoons, two horns, two trumpets, two trombones, timpani, percussion, piano, celeste, harp and strings. Approximate performance time is twenty minutes.

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merican composer Gabriela Lena Frank was born in Berkeley, California, in 1972. Ms. Frank received her BA and MA from Rice University. She also studied at the University of Michigan, where she earned a DMA in composition.

Ms. Frank’s mother is of Peruvian/Chinese ancestry and her father is of Lithuanian/Jewish descent. Gabriela Lena Frank has made extensive travels throughout South America, where she studied Latin-American folk culture. Her many compositions reflect a unique synthesis of native music styles and western classical traditions.

La Llorona: Tone Poem for Viola and Orchestra, was commissioned by the Houston Symphony Orchestra, Hans Graf, Music Director. The following are the composer’s program notes for La Llorona: Dedicated to my dear friend Wayne Brooks, La Llorona: Tone Poem for Viola and Orchestra is inspired by the many existing myths in Latin America regarding a female spirit known as “la llorona,” or “crying woman.”

Somewhat similar to female ghosts from other cultures (such as the “rusalka” from Russia or the “Kuchisake-onna” from Japan), the llorona generally comes about as the result of a violent death: Drowning, suicide, childbirth, and murder at the hands of a lover are common causes. The riverbanks are typically the places where one might encounter the llorona, for these are frequently the sites of the tragedies that took away her human life.

This programmatic work is a portrait of the internal shift that happens as the llorona accepts her new existence. It consists of seven continuous movements: I. Slumber: It is just minutes after the llorona has lost her human life and crossed over into the new realm. Not fully conscious, she is still in the fog of a supernatural sleep.

II. Awakening: After the quiet orchestral tutti which builds, the solo viola’s entrance signals that the llorona has sprung to new life.

III. Flight: The llorona denies this new reality and tries to escape, literally.

Irrationally, she runs here and there, crying for what was.

IV. Danza de las Chullpas: In the course of fleeing her fate, the llorona stumbles upon a scene of other spirits normally unseen to humans. The

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chullpas are ancient spirits (hailing from Peruvian culture) in the form of skeletons hobbled over from having been bound into fetal positions as mummies. The llorona reluctantly begins to realize that she has indeed crossed over into another realm.

V. Canto de la Luna: Revered in many cultures, the moon is often a female deity that communicates with humans and spirits alike. Here, moonlight sings to the llorona, asking her to find acceptance.

VI. Flight: The llorona cannot find it in herself to accept, and tries once again to escape.

VII. Coda: The llorona slowly retreats into the shadows to join the other spirits unseen by the rest of us. It is the acknowledgement that tragically, she simply can’t change what’s not hers to change.

— Gabriela Lena Frank

Suite from The Firebird (1910, 1919 Revision) Igor Stravinsky was born in Lomonosov, Russia, on June 17, 1882, and died in New York on April 7, 1971. The first performance of The Firebird took place at the Paris Opéra on June 25, 1910, with Gabriel Pierné conducting. The 1919 Suite from The Firebird is scored for piccolo, two flutes, two oboes, English horn, two clarinets, two bassoons, four horns, two trumpets, three trombones, tuba, timpani, percussion, harp, piano, celeste (optional), and strings. Approximate performance time is nineteen minutes.

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or the spring 1910 Paris season of his Ballets Russes, impresario Sergei Diaghilev commissioned Anatoli Liadov (see, From the Apocalypse, above) to compose The Firebird, a full-length ballet based upon Russian folk tales. However, by the summer of 1909, it became clear that Liadov would not finish the score in time for production. Diaghilev contacted Igor Stravinsky and offered him the commission.

For various reasons, Stravinsky had misgivings about undertaking this assignment on such short notice. Nevertheless, according to Stravinsky: “I accepted the order. It was highly flattering to be chosen among the musicians of my generation, and to be allowed to collaborate in so important an enterprise side by side with personages who were generally recognized as masters in their own spheres.”

Stravinsky began the composition of The Firebird in November of 1909, and completed the score on May 18, 1910. The composer participated in all the rehearsals at the Paris Opéra.

Tamara Karsavina, who danced the title role in the premiere of The Firebird, recalled that during one rehearsal when Stravinsky approached the orchestra pit, Diaghilev turned to her and said: “Mark him well. He is a man on the eve of celebrity.”

The fulfillment of Diaghilev’s prophecy took place on June 25, 1910, with The Firebird’s triumphant premiere. Among the appreciative audience members at the premiere was

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French composer Claude Debussy, who came on stage after the performance to offer Stravinsky his compliments.

The Firebird’s winning synthesis of lyric and dramatic elements, couched in dazzling orchestration, captured the imagination of the Paris audiences and catapulted Stravinsky to national and international prominence. The Firebird was the first in a trilogy of masterpieces Stravinsky crafted for Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes — the other two being Pétrouchka (1911) and The Rite of Spring (1913). Those latter ballets marked a profound departure from the late-Romantic atmosphere of The Firebird, a work that remained Stravinsky’s most popular during his lifetime.

Stravinsky fashioned three orchestral Suites from The Firebird, the first (1911) employing the huge orchestral forces of the original score. In 1919, Stravinsky created another Suite for reduced orchestra. Stravinsky completed the third (and final) Suite in 1945. The 1919 Suite — the most frequently performed of the three — is featured in this concert.

I. Introduction: The Firebird and Her Dance; Variation of the Firebird — The Suite opens with a mysterious Introduction. While wandering in the forest at night, the Prince Ivan encounters a magic Firebird. The Prince is entranced by the Firebird’s beauty and captures her. However, the Prince takes pity on the Firebird and sets her free. In gratitude, the Firebird gives the Prince one of her feathers and promises to aid him in his hour of need.

II. The Princesses’ Round: Khorovode — The Prince comes to the courtyard of an enchanted castle, where he finds thirteen beautiful Princesses, captives of the evil magician Kastcheï.

The Princesses warn Prince Ivan not to enter the castle, for Kastcheï has the power to turn intruders to stone. The Prince boldly ignores their warnings.

III. Infernal Dance of King Kastcheï — The Prince is suddenly confronted by Kastcheï’s horrible servants, and ultimately, the magician himself. Kastcheï tries to turn the Prince into stone, but the hero produces the Firebird’s magic feather. The Firebird appears and forces Kastcheï and his followers into a frenetic dance.

IV. Berceuse — When Kastcheï and his followers are exhausted, the Firebird lulls them to sleep.

V. Finale — Kastcheï and his retinue are destroyed. All of the prisoners are set free, including the Thirteenth Princess, whom the Prince weds.

Reflections on Stravinsky’s The Firebird One who is versed in the works of Igor Stravinsky must surely understand the absolute capabilities of music as a form of pure communication, both emotionally and physically. Stravinsky’s ballets, such as The Firebird, Pétrouchka, and Pulcinella, stand out not just for their ability to evoke such passion among performers, but also the way in which they seamlessly convey a story or narrative to an audience. In each massive work, the composer seems to envelop listeners in fountains of sound, creating unique textural elements within the orchestra to transport audiences into the center of an unfolding plot. For musicians challenged with performing

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Stravinsky’s masterpieces, particularly The Firebird, the composer’s texturing of the ensemble accounts for the innovative, yet bizarre-sounding passages written for each instrument. Incorporating the use of extended harmonics and glissando in the strings, a variety of rapid runs ridden with accidentals, as well as a multitude of complex uneven rhythms between the strings, winds, and brass, Stravinsky is able to create such dense layers in his music that draw listeners in rather than hitting them with a wall of sound. Stravinsky divides the work into a series of themes, each with their unique tempos and colors. Stravinsky also demands the utmost sense of unity in any orchestra, requiring that each musician listen for sudden tempo or dynamic changes throughout the work. Likewise, leaders of each instrumental section must share the task of communicating amongst each other as well as within their own sections to relay such dramatic adjustments across the entire ensemble, often amidst an extremely intricate slew of musical rhythms. Nevertheless, after launching through Stravinsky’s own musical gauntlet, the composer seems to reward successful ensembles with a captivating melody that takes flight, lifting listeners and musicians into an endless expanse of energy and passion that inspires and enlivens far beyond the piece’s concluding measures.

— Davis Butner Davis Butner, a violinist and undergraduate student at the College of Arts and Sciences, University of Pennsylvania, has interned for the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra the past two summers.

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jere flint, Conductor The Zeist Foundation Youth Orchestra Conductor Chair

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n addition to being a cellist in the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra for three decades, Jere Flint has served as Music Director of the Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra (ASYO) since 1979. In this capacity, Mr. Flint directs weekly ASYO rehearsals and the Youth Orchestra’s three major concerts each season. Mr. Flint is also a Staff Jere Flint Conductor of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, leading concerts such as the popular Symphony Street concerts for youngsters, Family Concerts, as well as Delta Classic Chastain concerts at Chastain Park Amphitheater and the Orchestra’s summer home, Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park. Mr. Flint has a Bachelor of Music degree from Wittenberg University in Ohio, where he also served as assistant director of its noted choir. While still a student, he arranged and conducted two Christmas recordings by the choir for Columbia Records. Mr. Flint received his Master of Arts degree in Music from the University of Washington in Seattle, while also serving as manager of the University Festival Opera Company, and Music Director for the School of Drama. He later studied conducting under Otto-Werner Mueller.Mr. Flint has also led performances at Brevard Music Center, Sewanee Summer Music Center, Atlanta-Emory Orchestra and the Southeastern Music Center.

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he Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra (ASYO) is an integral member of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra family and a vigorous part of the cultural fabric of its community. The ASYO strives for national preeminence among youth orchestras, while cultivating the artistic growth and excellence of its members through enriching orchestral experiences and the mentoring of Atlanta Symphony musicians.

Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra

Established in 1974, the Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra provides Atlanta’s most talented and dedicated students with an outlet to perform masterworks. Each year, more than 300 instrumentalists ages 13-18 audition for one of approximately 120 seats in the orchestra.

Led by Youth Orchestra Music Director Jere Flint, the Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra presents three concert series each year, and members have exclusive invitations to participate in readings and master classes with the top artists in the instrumental music industry.

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2011-2012 Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra Jere Flint, Music Director and Conductor The Zeist Foundation Youth Orchestra Conductor Chair A Division of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Robert Spano, Music Director Donald Runnicles, Principal Guest Conductor Stanley Romanstein, Ph. D., President First Violin Angela Kim Concertmaster Johns Creek HS Catherine Chen Northview HS Eileen Cheng Chattahoochee HS Claudia Cheung Pope HS Kevin Fan Chamblee HS Emily Fan Walton HS Cassidy Goldblatt Home School Sheehan Hanrahan Alpharetta HS Miki Hayashi Northview HS Brandon Hou Gwinnett School of Math, Science and Technology Grace Johnston Home School Joseph Jung Johns Creek HS Do Young Kim Brookwood HS Tatsuya Kudo Walton HS Taishi Namura Pope HS James Pinder Home School Debbie Shim The Westminster Schools Kevin Sun Johns Creek HS George Tang Centennial HS Micah Wallen Home School Second Violin Keanu Mitanga Principal Atlanta International School Eugene Ahn South Forsyth MS Vivian Cheng Autrey Mill MS David Chyan Northview HS Helena DeGrazia Kings Ridge Christian School Olivia Holladay Walton HS Hansung Kang Parkview HS

Joon Kang North Gwinnett HS Andrew Koonce Woodward Academy Eri Kudo Walton HS Justin Lee Northview HS Huijeong Lee Duluth HS Jenny Li Peachtree Ridge HS Hana Oberst Walton HS Joseph Pang River Trail MS Yejin Shin Lambert HS Timothy Shu The Westminster Schools Joshua Shue Northview HS Justin Welch Sandy Creek HS Andrew Zou Northview HS Viola Erin Pitts Principal Chamblee MS William Anderson New Creation Christian Academy Monica Caldwell Shiloh HS Katherine Hur The Westminster Schools Haerin Im Walton HS Anna Jackson Collins Hill HS Leigh Johnson Peachtree Ridge HS Richard Lee Peachtree Ridge HS Larissa Mapua North Cobb HS Jerry Nonaka Pope HS Matthew O’Shaughnessy Milton HS Patrick Wu Northview HS Victor Wu Duluth HS Nicholas Wynn South Cobb HS

Cello Myrtil Mitanga Principal Atlanta International School Ahanu Banerjee Druid Hills HS Anna Bing Paideia School Jeewon Chon Northview HS Andrew Cleveland Grady HS Joseph Fan Chamblee HS Bailey Holbrook Walton HS Ivan Liu Milton HS Mitzi Okou Druid Hills HS Andrew Short Druid Hills HS Wick Simmons Holy Innocents’ Episcopal School Brian Song Lakeside HS Bass Jared Houseman Co-Principal Dacula HS Nick Scholefield Co-Principal Allatoona HS Maren Eden North Atlanta HS Kathyrn Jane Evans Lassiter HS Dennis Frank Marist School Geoffrey Solomon Druid Hills HS Andrew Sommer Walton HS Nicholas Twarog Brookwood HS Ryan Whitfield Brookwood HS Flute Hally Davidson Home School Kaegan Gregory Rockdale County HS Lauren Rosenblatt Parkview HS Alexandra Smith The Westminster Schools

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Oboe Rachel Corbitt South Forsyth HS Lauren Firestone Riverwood International Cassie Pilgrim Wesleyan School Erin Shyr Lakeside HS Clarinet Barret Ham First Presbyterian Day School Justin Kim Northview HS Tyler Moore Allatoona HS John Simpson Milton HS Bassoon Shelby Jones East Coweta HS Will Lawson Pickens HS Madeline Miller Home School Haley Strauss Starr’s Mill HS Horn Tanner Forbes Brookwood HS Christopher Leitten Samford HS Brooke Martin Habersham HS Chelsea McFarland Decatur HS Amy Melton Whitewater HS Markus Minton Walton HS Stephen Newberry Creekview HS Stefan Williams Morgan County HS Trumpet Trey Christopher Auburn HS Jason Grooms Lassiter HS Jon Klausman Kell HS Elisabeth Lusche Auburn HS Cara McDermott Milton HS

Trombone Luke Anders McIntosh HS Kenton Campbell Grayson HS Jahleel Smith Tri Cities HS Zachary Whitney Davidson Fine Arts Tuba Colin Benton McIntosh HS David Nelson A.C Reynolds HS Percussion Jordan Carter B.E. Mays HS Ryan Cash Lassiter HS Savanna Lawing Galloway School Nicholas Stevens Lassiter HS Harp Tinsley Stokes North Atlanta HS Keyboard Catherine Xie Johns Creek HS Librarians William Anderson New Creation Christian Academy Anna Bing Paideia School

Players in each section are listed alphabetically Brass & woodwinds have rotating sections.

The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra gratefully acknowledges the music educators who have trained, mentored, and encouraged these talented young people.

Jennifer Stumm, Viola

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ailed by The Washington Post for the “opallike beauty” and “phosphorescent energy” of her playing, violist Jennifer Stumm, an Atlanta native, is internationally recognized as a musical innovator and dynamic advocate for her instrument. Featured on the cover of the winter 2011 Symphony Magazine, she is the winner of three major international competitions: Concert Artists Guild, William Primrose and Geneva.

Jennifer Stumm

Featured appearances include the Aldeburgh Festival, the Artist Series of Tallahassee, the Cervantino Festival, Mexico, Sao Paulo, Brazil, a return engagement at the Philadelphia Brahms Festival and at the Wigmore Hall with Steven Isserlis and friends. She also gives a talk on the viola at the TEDx conference at Aldeburgh Music. Orchestral highlights for 2011-12 include a concerto appearance with the Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra, performing Gabriela Lena Frank’s moving La Llorona, concerti by Hindemith and Weber with the Long Bay Symphony and by Walton with the Westminster Philharmonic, UK. Ms. Stumm’s debut recording for Naxos’ Laureate Series is a CD of works by Italian composer/ violist Alessandro Rolla (“…a very polished and suave violist. She plays dead in tune, and her bowing is supple and lively” — American Record Guide). She recently embarked on a series of exciting collaborations for the BBC, including Britten’s Lachrymae in Scotland and a festival of Russian music at the acclaimed Sage Gateshead in Newcastle, all for broadcast. Recent appearances of note include debuts at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, the famed “Grachten” Festival in Amsterdam, the Kennedy Center, the Ravinia Festival, New York’s Merkin Concert Hall and Wigmore Hall in London. As a concerto soloist, her recent performances include the Walton Viola Concerto with the New Haven Symphony, at New York’s Alice Tully Hall and Manchester’s Bridgewater Hall with Yan-Pascal Tortellier conducting.

A great proponent of chamber music, Ms. Stumm is a regular participant at the International Musicians Seminar at Prussia Cove, both in Cornwall, England, and on tour. Her collaborative partners have included members of the Beaux Arts Trio, Guarneri, Vermeer and Alban Berg quartets, the period ensemble L’Archibudelli and pianist Christopher O’Riley. She performs regularly at prominent festivals such as Marlboro, Verbier, Spoleto and Aldeburgh.

Ms. Stumm began viola studies at age eight at the Westminster Schools and studied in Atlanta with Marilyn Seelman. She received degrees from the Curtis Institute of Music and the Juilliard School, also studying politics and astronomy at the University of Pennsylvania. Jennifer Stumm is currently International Chair of Viola at the Royal College of Music, London.

Follow her musical adventures at www.twitter.com/jenniferstumm.

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support The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra gratefully acknowledges the generous gifts of individuals, corporations, foundations, government and other entities whose contributions help the Orchestra fulfill its mission to be a vigorous part of the cultural fabric of our community. The following list represents the cumulative total of philanthropy of $1,750 and above to the Orchestra’s fundraising campaigns, events and special initiatives from the fiscal year 2011: June 1, 2010 through May 31, 2011.

(Please note that donor benefits are based solely on contributions to the annual fund.) $500,000+

Mrs. Thalia N. Carlos** Delta Air Lines

The Mabel Dorn Reeder Foundation The Zeist Foundation, Inc.

$250,000+

Madeline & Howell Adams, Jr. Mrs. Anne Cox Chambers

The Coca-Cola Company Mrs. William A. Schwartz

$100,000+

GE Asset Management Abraham J. & Phyllis Katz Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Charles H. McTier

Turner Broadcasting System The Vasser Woolley Foundation, Inc. Woodruff Arts Center

$75,000+

Fulton County Arts Council

National Endowment for the Arts

UPS

$50,000+

Anonymous AT&T Real Yellow Pages GE Energy The Graves Foundation InterContinental Hotels Group

The Charles Loridans Foundation, Inc. The Reiman Foundation Mr. Thurmond Smithgall Robert Spano Susan & Thomas Wardell

SunTrust Bank SunTrust Foundation SunTrust Bank Trusteed Foundation – Walter H. and Marjory M. Rich Memorial Fund

$35,000+

Massey Charitable Trust Porsche Cars North America

Publix Super Markets Charities Patty & Doug Reid

Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP

John H. & Wilhelmina D. Harland Charitable Foundation, Inc. Lucy R. & Gary Lee, Jr. MetLife Foundation The Sara Giles Moore Foundation Nalley Automotive Group Terence L. & Jeanne P. Neal* Victoria & Howard Palefsky

Mr. & Mrs. Solon P. Patterson* Printpack Inc. & The Gay & Erskine Love Foundation Ryder System, Inc. Mrs. Charles A. Smithgall, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. K. Morgan Varner, III Adair & Dick White Ann Marie & John B. White, Jr.* Sue & Neil Williams

$25,000+

Jim & Adele Abrahamson Susan & Richard Anderson Stephanie & Arthur Blank Mr. & Mrs. C. Merrell Calhoun Mr. & Mrs. Bradley Currey, Jr. Marcia & John Donnell Georgia Council for the Arts Georgia Natural Gas Ann & Gordon Getty Foundation

*We are grateful to these donors for taking the extra time to acquire matching gifts from their employers. **Deceased.

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$17,500+

Anonymous (2) The Arnold Foundation, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Paul J. Blackney

Janine Brown & Alex J. Simmons, Jr. City of Atlanta Office of Cultural Affairs Gary & Nancy Fayard

Mr. & Mrs. Paul R. Garcia Jane & Clay Jackson Karole & John Lloyd Mr. Kenneth & Dr. Carolyn Meltzer

Loren & Gail Starr Alison M. & Joseph M. Thompson Patrick & Susie Viguerie Camille Yow

Mr. Donald F. Fox Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence L. Gellerstedt III Charles & Mary Ginden D. Kirk Jamieson, Verizon Wireless Ann A. & Ben F. Johnson III* Sarah & Jim Kennedy

Steve & Eydie Koonin Carrie & Brian Kurlander Michael & Cindi Lang Donna Lee & Howard C. Ehni Meghan & Clarke Magruder Suzanne & Bill Plybon

Dr. Stanley & Shannon Romanstein Lynn Schinazi Irene & Howard Stein Mary Rose Taylor Ray & John Uttenhove Mr. & Mrs. Edus H. Warren, Jr.

The John & Rosemary Brown Family Foundation The Walter & Frances Bunzl Foundation Cynthia & Donald Carson Dr. John W. Cooledge Trisha & Doug Craft Cari Katrice Dawson Eleanor & Charles Edmondson Rosi & Arnoldo Fiedotin Mary D. Gellerstedt GMT Capital Corporation Nancy D. Gould The Robert Hall Gunn, Jr. Fund

Joe Guthridge & David Ritter* Jan & Tom Hough Mr. Tad Hutcheson Roya & Bahman Irvani Anne Morgan & Jim Kelley Mr. & Mrs. Donald R. Keough Mr. & Mrs. John M. Law The Livingston Foundation, Inc. Mike’s Hard Lemonade Morgens West Foundation Lynn & Galen Oelkers Primerica

Margaret & Bob Reiser Bill & Rachel Schultz* Joyce & Henry Schwob Mr. John A. Sibley III Siemens Industry, Inc. John Sparrow Carol & Ramon Tome Family Fund* Trapp Family Mike & Liz Troy Turner Foundation, Inc. Mark & Rebekah Wasserman Neal & Virginia Williams Suzanne Bunzl Wilner

Breman Foundation Jeff & Ann Cramer*

Mr. & Mrs. Jesse Hill, Jr. C. Tycho & Marie Howle Foundation

JBS Foundation The Hellen Plummer Charitable Foundation, Inc.

Dr. & Mrs. Carl D. Fackler David L. Forbes James F. Fraser The Fraser-Parker Foundation, Inc. Betty Sands Fuller Sally & Carl Gable Dick & Anne Goodsell The Jamieson Family Philip I. Kent James H. Landon George H. Lanier

The Sartain Lanier Family Foundation, Inc. Pat & Nolan Leake Links Inc., Azalea City Chapter Belinda & Gino Massafra Linda & John Matthews John F. & Marilyn M. McMullan Penelope & Raymond McPhee* Dr. & Mrs. Mark P. Pentecost, Jr.

Margaret H. Petersen John & Kyle Rogers Hamilton & Mason Smith* Sandy & Paul Smith Peter James Stelling Mrs. C. Preston Stephens Triska Drake & G. Kimbrough Taylor, Jr. Charlie Wade & M.J. Conboy Russell Williamson & Shawn Pagliarini

Ellen & Howard Feinsand Four Seasons Hotel Atlanta Herbert & Marian Haley Foundation Steven & Caroline Harless

Mr. & Mrs. John E. Hellriegel Mr. & Mrs. Daniel H. Hollums JoAnn Hall Hunsinger

Paul & Rosthema Kastin Dr. & Mrs. James T. Laney* Mr. & Mrs. William C. Lester*

$15,000+

Pinney L. Allen & Charles C. Miller III The Antinori Foundation Lisa & Joe Bankoff Mary Helen & Jim Dalton Mr. & Mrs. David Edmiston In memory of Polly Ellis

by Admiral James O. Ellis, Jr. $10,000+ Anonymous The Aaron Copland Fund for Music, Inc. AGCO Corporation, Lucinda B. Smith Mark & Christine Armour The Balloun Family Kelley O. & Neil H. Berman Mr. David Boatwright Mrs. Suzanne Dansby Bollman & Mr. Brooks Bollman The Boston Consulting Group $7,500+ Atlanta Federation of Musicians Edith H. & James E. Bostic, Jr. Family Foundation

$5,000+ Anonymous (3) John** & Helen Aderhold* Aadu & Kristi Allpere* Ms. Julie M. Altenbach The ASCAP Foundation Bubba Brands, Inc. Dr. Robert L. & Lucinda W. Bunnen Charles Campbell & Ann Grovenstein-Campbell Richard A. & Lynne N. Dorfman Christopher & Sonnet Edmonds

$3,500+ Anonymous Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Chorba Mr. James L. Davis & Ms. Carol Comstock* Jere & Patsy Drummond

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support

$3,500+ continued Deborah & William Liss Dr. & Mrs. James T. Lowman Ruth & Paul Marston Mr. & Mrs. Harmon B. Miller III

Walter W. Mitchell Leslie & Skip Petter Mr. & Mrs. Rezin Pidgeon, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Joel F. Reeves S.A. Robinson

Nancy & Henry Shuford In memory of Willard Shull Elliott Sopkin Ms. Kimberly Tribble & Mr. Mark S. Lange

Burton Trimble Drs. Julius & Nanette Wenger H. & T. Yamashita*

Gregory & Debra Durden Ms. Diane Durgin Cree & Frazer Durrett The Robert S. Elster Foundation George T. & Alecia H. Ethridge John & Michelle Fuller Mr. & Mrs. Edward T. Garland Dr. Mary G. George & Mr. Kenneth Molinelli Ben & Lynda Greer Dr. & Mrs. Alexander Gross Paul B., Paul H., & M. Harrison Hackett Sally W. Hawkins Darlene K. Henson Mr. & Mrs. Harry C. Howard Richard & Linda Hubert Dr. William M. Hudson Mr. & Mrs. William C. Humphreys, Jr. Dr. & Mrs. James M. Hund Dorothy Jackson** Ms. Cynthia Jeness Mr. & Mrs. Robert A. Johnson Mr. W. F. & Dr. Janice Johnston Dr. Maurice J. Jurkiewicz**

Hazel & Herb Karp Mr. & Mrs. John H. Kauffman Mr. & Mrs. L. Michael Kelly Dick & Georgia Kimball* Mr. & Mrs. Daniel J. King Dr. Fulton D. Lewis III & Mr. Stephen Neal Rhoney Mr. & Mrs. J. David Lifsey Mr. & Mrs. Paul A. Lutz* Mr. & Mrs. Frederick C. Mabry Barbara & Jim MacGinnitie The Devereaux F. & Dorothy McClatchey Foundation, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Albert S. McGhee Birgit & David McQueen Gregory & Judy Moore Ms. Lilot S. Moorman & Mr. Jeffrey B. Bradley Dr. & Mrs. R. Daniel Nable Mr. & Mrs. Robert Olive Ms. Rebecca Oppenheimer Mr. & Mrs. Andreas Penninger Susan Perdew Dr. & Mrs. W. Harrison Reeves, Sr.

Mr. & Mrs. Richard L. Rodgers Mr. & Mrs. George P. Rodrigue Dr. Paul J. Seguin Elizabeth S. Sharp Angela & Morton Sherzer Kay R. Shirley Beverly & Milton Shlapak Helga Hazelrig Siegel Lewis Silverboard Baker & Debby Smith Amy & Paul Snyder Mr. & Mrs. Raymond F. Stainback, Jr. Lynne & Steven Steindel* John & Yee-Wan Stevens Mr. & Mrs. George B. Taylor, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Mark Taylor Annie York-Trujillo & Raul F. Trujillo Mr. William C. Voss Dr. & Mrs. James O. Wells, Jr. David & Martha West Mr. & Mrs. Peter L. Whitcup Mary Lou Wolff Jan & Beattie Wood Mr. & Mrs. John C. Yates

Elizabeth & John Donnelly Xavier Duralde & Mary Barrett Cree & Frazer Durrett Dr. Francine D. Dykes & Mr. Richard Delay Mary Frances Early Ree & Ralph Edwards George T. & Alecia H. Ethridge Bill & Susan Gibson Carol & Henry Grady Mr. Lewis H. Hamner III Thomas High In memory of Carolyn B. Hochman Stephanie & Henry Howell Mary B. & Wayne James Aaron & Joyce Johnson Veronique & Baxter Jones Lana M. Jordan Mr. Thomas J. Jung Dr. Rose Mary Kolpatzki Mr. & Mrs. David Krischer

Thomas C. Lawson Mr. & Mrs. Craig P. MacKenzie Kay & John Marshall Martha & Reynolds McClatchey Captain & Mrs. Charles M. McCleskey Virginia K. McTague Angela & Jimmy Mitchell Mrs. Gene Morse** Barbara & Sanford Orkin Dr. & Mrs. Keith D. Osborn Dr. & Mrs. Bernard H. Palay Mr. & Mrs. Emory H. Palmer Elise T. Phillips Dr. & Mrs. Frank S. Pittman III The Reverend Neal P. Ponder, Jr. Provaré Technology, Inc.

Ms. Susan Robinson & Ms. Mary Roemer The Gary Rollins Foundation John T. Ruff Dr. & Mrs. Rein Saral Alida & Stuart Silverman Sydney Simons Alex & Betty Smith Foundation, Inc. Johannah Smith Mr. & Mrs. Gabriel Steagall Kay & Alex Summers Elvira Tate Mr. & Mrs. William M. Tipping Drs. Jonne & Paul Walter Alan & Marcia Watt Mr. & Mrs. William White* Hubert H. Whitlow, Jr. Mrs. Frank L. Wilson, Jr. Charlie & Dorothy Yates Family Fund Herbert & Grace Zwerner

$2,250+ Anonymous (3) Mrs. Kay Adams* & Mr. Ralph Paulk Mr. & Mrs. Phillip E. Alvelda* Paul & Marian Anderson Jack & Helga Beam Ms. Laura J. Bjorkholm & Mr. John C. Reece II Rita & Herschel Bloom Margo Brinton & Eldon Park Jacqueline A. & Joseph E. Brown, Jr. Dr. & Mrs. Anton J. Bueschen Major General & Mrs. Robert M. Bunker Dr. Aubrey M. Bush & Dr. Carol T. Bush The Buss Family Charitable Fund Ms. Marnite B. Calder Mr. & Mrs. Beauchamp C. Carr Chip & Darlene Conrad Mr. & Mrs. Thomas G. Cousins Mr. Robert Cronin & Ms. Christina Smith Sally & Larry Davis Elizabeth & John Donnelly

$1,750+ Anonymous Mr. & Mrs. Stephen D. Ambo Dr. David & Julie Bakken Mr. & Mrs. Ron Bell Leon & Linda Borchers Mr.** & Mrs. Eric L. Brooker Mr. & Mrs. Russell E. Butner Mr. & Mrs. Walter K. Canipe Susan & Carl Cofer Mr. & Mrs. R. Barksdale Collins* Ralph & Rita Connell Dr. & Mrs. William T. Cook Jean & Jerry Cooper Mr. & Mrs. Brant Davis* Mrs. H. Frances Davis Mr. & Mrs. Peter T. de Kok Drs. Carlos Del Rio & Jeannette Guarner

*We are grateful to these donors for taking the extra time to acquire matching gifts from their employers. **Deceased.

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additional support Blonder Family Foundation

William McDaniel Charitable Foundation

Appassionato

William Randolph Hearst Endowed Fund

Meghan Magruder, Appassionato Chair

The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra is privileged to receive annual contributions from individuals throughout the Southeast. Appassionato was inaugurated in 2000 and welcomes annual givers of $10,000 and above. Appassionato members provide the Symphony with a continuous and strong financial base in support of our ambitionous aritistic and education initiatives.

Patron Partnership

Thomas J. Jung, Chair

The Patron Partnership of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra is the society of donors who have given $1,750 or more and comprise a vital extension of the Orchestra family through their institutional leadership and financial support.

Henry Sopkin Circle Recognizing planned gifts that benefit the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Madeline & Howell E. Adams, Jr. Mr.* & Mrs. John E. Aderhold William & Marion Atkins Dr. & Mrs. William Bauer Neil H. Berman Fred & Bettye Betts Mr.* & Mrs.* Karl A. Bevins Mr.* & Mrs. Sol Blaine Frances Cheney Boggs* W. Moses Bond Robert* & Sidney Boozer Elinor A. Breman William Breman* James C. Buggs, Sr. Mr. & Mrs. Richard H. Burgin Hugh W. Burke Wilber W. Caldwell Mr. & Mrs. C. Merrell Calhoun Cynthia & Donald Carson Margie & Pierce Cline Dr. & Mrs. Grady Clinkscales, Jr. Miriam & John A. Conant* Dr. John W. Cooledge Mr.* & Mrs.* William R. Cummickel John R. Donnell Dixon W. Driggs* Catherine Warren Dukehart Ms. Diane Durgin Kenneth P. Dutter Arnold & Sylvia Eaves Elizabeth Etoll

John F. Evans Doyle Faler* Rosi & Arnoldo Fiedotin Dr. Emile T. Fisher A. D. Frazier, Jr. Betty & Drew* Fuller Carl & Sally Gable William H. Gaik Kay Gardner* Mr.* & Mrs. L. L. Gellerstedt, Jr. Ruth Gershon & Sandy Cohn Micheline & Bob Gerson Mr. & Mrs. John T. Glover Mrs. Irma G. Goldwasser* Robert Hall Gunn, Jr. Billie & Sig* Guthman Betty G. & Joseph* F. Haas James & Virginia Hale Miss Alice Ann Hamilton* John & Martha Head Ms. Jeannie Hearn Mr. Walter T. Heist* Jill* & Jennings Hertz Albert L. Hibbard, Jr.* Richard E. Hodges Mr. & Mrs. Charles K. Holmes, Jr. Mr.* & Mrs. Fred A. Hoyt, Jr. Dr. & Mrs. James M. Hund Mary B. James Calvert Johnson deForest F. Jurkiewicz* Herb & Hazel Karp Anne Morgan & Jim Kelley

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Bob Kinsey James W. & Mary Ellen* Kitchell Paul Kniepkamp, Jr. Miss Florence Kopleff Ouida Hayes Lanier Mr. & Mrs. William Lester Liz & Jay* Levine Jane Little Mrs. J. Erskine Love, Jr. Nell Galt & Will D. Magruder K Maier John W. Markham, III Ann Bernard Martin* Mr. Michael McDowell* Dr. Michael S. McGarry Mr. & Mrs. Richard McGinnis Vera A. Milner* Mr. & Mrs. Bertil D. Nordin Roger B. Orloff Dr. Bernard & Sandra Palay Bill Perkins Mr. & Mrs. Rezin E. Pidgeon, Jr. Janet M. Pierce Reverend Neal P. Ponder, Jr. William L. & Lucia Fairlie Pulgram The Reiman Foundation Carl J. Reith* Edith Goodman Rhodes* Vicki J. & Joe A. Riedel Dr. Shirley E. Rivers Mr. & Mrs. Martin H. Sauser

Mr. Paul S. Scharff & Ms. Polly G. Fraser Edward G. Scruggs* Dr. & Mrs. George P. Sessions W. Griggs Shaefer, Jr.* Mr.* & Mrs.* Robert Shaw Charles H. Siegel* Mr. & Mrs. H. Hamilton Smith Mrs. Lessie B. Smithgall Margo Sommers* Elliott Sopkin Elizabeth Morgan Spiegel Daniel D. Stanley* Peter James Stelling Barbara Dunbar Stewart* C. Mack* & Mary Rose Taylor Jennings Thompson IV Margaret* & Randolph Thrower Kenneth & Kathleen Tice Steven R. Tunnell Mary E. Van Valkenburgh Mrs. Anise C. Wallace* Mr. & Mrs. John B. White, Jr. Adair & Dick White Hubert H. Whitlow, Jr. Sue & Neil Williams Mrs. Frank L. Wilson, Jr. Elin M. Winn* Joni Winston George & Camille Wright Mr.* & Mrs. Charles R. Yates Anonymous (12) *Deceased

corporate & government support

Classical Title Sponsor Classic Chastain Title Sponsor Family and SuperPOPS Presenting Sponsor

Holiday Title Sponsor Muhtar Kent President and Chief Operating Officer

Richard Anderson Chief Executive Officer

Darryl Harmon Southeast Regional President

Major funding for this organization is provided by the Fulton County Board of Commissioners under the guidance of the Fulton County Arts Council.

Atlanta School of Composers Presenting Sponsor

Supporter of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus

Philip I. Kent Chief Executive Officer

Jerry Karr Managing Director

This program is supported in part by the Georgia Council for the Arts (GCA) through the appropriations of the Georgia General Assembly. GCA also receives support from its partner agency, the National Endowment for the Arts

Atlanta Symphony Orchestra programs are supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts.

Major support is provided by the City of Atlanta Office of Cultural Affairs.

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Atlanta Symphony Associates The volunteer organization of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

2011-2012 board Belinda Massafra President Sylvia Davidson President Elect Suzy Wasserman, Leslie Petter, Camille Yow Advisors Ruth & Paul Marston Decorator’s Show House & Gardens Advisors Elba McCue Secretary

Sabine Sugarman Treasurer Camille Kesler VP Administration Dawn Mullican VP Public Relations Paula Ercolini VP Youth Education Ruth & Paul Marston VP Membership Gayle Lindsay Parliamentarian

Ann Levin & Gail Spurlock Historians Judy Schmidt Nominating Committee Chair Amy Mussara, Chair, Decorators’ Show House & Gardens Natalie Polk & Hillary Inglis Co-Chairs, Decorators’ Show House & Gardens

Janis Eckert & Gail Spurlock Chairs, ASA Fall Meeting Poppy Tanner Chair, ASA Night at the ASO Glee Lamb & Adele Abrahamson Chairs, ASA Spring Luncheon Pat King ASA Notes Newsletter Editor Jamie Moussa Chair, ASA Annual Directory

Nancy Levitt Ambassadors’ Desk Helen Marie Rutter Bravo Chair Elba McCue Concerto Chair Joan Abernathy Encore Chair Liz Cohn & Betty Jeter Ensemble Chairs Karen Bunn Intermezzo Chair

BRAVO! ON THE “BEACH” Members of Bravo!, the young professional volunteer group of the Orchestra, took in former Beach Boy Brian Wilson’s August show at Delta Classic Chastain. Shannon Smith, Helen Marie Rutter (Bravo! Unit Chair), and Wadette Bradford (left to right) soak up the “Good Vibrations.”

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Patron Circle of Stars By investing $15,000 or more in The Woodruff Arts Center and its divisions — the Alliance Theatre, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, High Museum of Art and Young Audiences — these outstanding Annual Corporate Campaign donors helped us raise more than $8.9 million last year. Thank you!

Chairman’s Council ★★★★★★★★★★★★ $500,000+ The Coca-Cola Company Georgia Power Foundation, Inc. UPS

KPMG LLP, Partners & Employees The Rich Foundation, Inc. Wells Fargo

★★★★★★★ $100,000+ Alston & Bird LLP ★★★★★★★★★★★ Bank of America $450,000+ Kaiser Permanente Cox Interests Atlanta Journal-Constitution, King & Spalding Partners & Employees James M. Cox Foundation, Cox Radio Group Atlanta, The Klaus Family Foundation WSB-TV The Marcus Foundation, Inc. Hon. Anne Cox Chambers The Sara Giles Moore Foundation Novelis Inc. ★★★★★★★★★★ Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. $300,000+ The David, Helen & Marian Deloitte LLP, its Partners Woodward Fund & Employees ★★★★★★★★★ $200,000+ AT&T The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta, Inc. Ernst & Young, Partners & Employees The Home Depot Foundation Jones Day Foundation & Employees PwC Partners & Employees Mabel Dorn Reeder Foundation SunTrust Bank Employees & Trusteed Foundations Florence C. & Harry L. English Memorial Fund Greene-Sawtell Foundation SunTrust Foundation Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. ★★★★★★★★ $150,000+ Delta Air Lines, Inc. Equifax Inc. & Employees

★★★★★★ $75,000+ AirTran Airways Holder Construction Company Kilpatrick Townsend The Sartain Lanier Family Foundation, Inc. Regions Financial Corporation ★★★★★ $50,000+ AGL Resources Inc. Lisa & Joe Bankoff Cisco Ann & Jay Davis Doosan Infracore International Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta Frank Jackson Sandy Springs Toyota and Scion Beth & Tommy Holder Newell Rubbermaid Primerica

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Devyne Stephens Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP The Zeist Foundation, Inc. ★★★★ $35,000+ Katharine & Russell Bellman Foundation Bryan Cave LLP Mr. & Mrs. Bradley Currey, Jr. GE Energy Georgia-Pacific The Imlay Foundation, Inc. Invesco PLC Norfolk Southern, Employees & Foundation Siemens Industry, Inc. Alex & Betty Smith Foundation, Inc. Harris A. Smith Frances Wood Wilson Foundation, Inc ★★★ $25,000+ Accenture & Accenture Employees Air Serv Corporation Atlanta Foundation Julie & Jim Balloun BB&T Corporation Laura & Stan Blackburn CIGNA Foundation Cousins Properties Incorporated Crawford & Company Ford & Harrison LLP Jack & Anne Glenn Foundation, Inc. GMT Capital Corporation Infor Global Solutions ING Sarah & Jim Kennedy Philip I. Kent Foundation The Ray M. & Mary Elizabeth Lee Foundation, Inc.

LexisNexis Risk Solutions The Blanche Lipscomb Foundation Macy’s Foundation Katherine John Murphy Foundation Patty & Doug Reid Family Foundation RockTenn SCANA Energy Southwire Company Sprint Foundation Towers Watson Troutman Sanders LLP Waffle House, Inc. Gertrude & William C. Wardlaw Fund ★★ $15,000+ A. E. M. Family Foundation ACE Charitable Foundation AlixPartners Alvarez & Marsal Arnall Golden Gregory LLP The Partners & Employees of Atlanta Equity Investors Atlanta Marriott Marquis Beaulieu Group, LLC Susan R. Bell & Patrick M. Morris The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation The Boston Consulting Group Catherine S. & J. Bradford Branch The Capital Group Companies Charitable Foundation Roxanne & Jeffrey Cashdan Center Family Foundation Mr. Charles Center Mr. & Mrs. Fred Halperin Ms. Charlene Berman

Chartis Chick-fil-A, Inc. CornerCap Investment Counsel Duke Realty Corporation Egon Zehnder International Eisner Family Foundation Feinberg Charitable Trust Fifth Third Bank First Data Corporation Gas South, LLC Genuine Parts Company Georgia Natural Gas Dolores & Javier C. Goizueta Grant Thornton LLP Harland Clarke HD Supply The Howell Fund, Inc. ICS Contract Services, LLC Mr. & Mrs. M. Douglas Ivester Jamestown Mr. & Mrs. Tom O. Jewell Weldon H. Johnson Family Foundation Ingrid Saunders Jones Jones Day Foundation, in honor of James H. Landon Mr. & Mrs. Muhtar Kent Kurt P. Kuehn & Cheryl Davis Lanier Parking Solutions The Latham Foundation Barbara W. & Bertram L. Levy Fund Livingston Foundation, Inc. Karole & John Lloyd Lockheed Martin Marsh-Mercer Mohawk Industries, Inc. & Frank H. Boykin Mueller Water Products, Inc. Gail & Bob O’Leary Vicki R. Palmer

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Continued from page 22 CHRISTMAS WITH THE ASO Thursday, December 8, at 8 pm Friday, December 9, at 8 pm Saturday, December 10, at 2 and 8 pm

Not to be missed! Forty-five years ago, Robert Shaw gave a gift for the ages to the city he loved: a visionary, four-part interpretation of the greatest story ever told. Shaw was a titan in the classical world, renowned for his choral genius and winning 14 Grammys, 1991 Kennedy Center Honors and the first Guggenheim Fellowship ever awarded to a conductor. Norman Mackenzie presides over the 45th-anniversary edition of this timeless event, with the Orchestra and the Chorus, Morehouse College Glee Club, and Gwinnett Young Singers. If the sound of 400+ singers and musicians united in perfect harmony doesn’t invigorate your holiday spirit, you may want to check your pulse.

A VERY MERRY HOLIDAY POPS Friday, December 16, at 8 pm Saturday, December 17, at 2 and 8 pm

In his annual variety show of shows, Principal Pops Conductor Michael Krajewski uncoils his famed Whip Concerto, a.k.a. Leroy Anderson’s Sleigh Ride, and welcomes Montego Glover, a native of Macon and Tony Award nominee for her role in the musical Memphis, and 44 Atlanta Symphony Orchestra/aso.org

singer-pianist Tony DeSare, a jazz pianist and singer from the Michael Bublé school of suave who was named Downbeat Magazine’s Rising Star of 2009. Add a dancing Santa, a reveling drum line and a pair of exuberant choruses from Walton and Lassiter high schools, and you get Atlanta’s merriest-go-round.

Krajewski is understandably excited about this year’s concert. “Montego is going to sing a brand new song called ‘Bring Them Home,’” Krajewski says, “which is about remembering our military heroes who can’t be home for the holidays and hoping that they’ll all be returning safe and sound sometime soon. It’s going to be accompanied by a video showing folks in the services with their families, and I think that’s going to be a very affective sentiment at this time of year.”

HAVE YOURSELF A CELTIC LITTLE CHRISTMAS! Tuesday, December 20, at 8 pm

You love ‘em and the Orchestra has ‘em!

The four remarkable women of Celtic Woman grace Atlanta for one incredible evening — one of only 13 dates on the vocal powerhouse’s first-ever symphony tour. Hear your favorite Christmas songs off their chart-topping Christmas albums and DVDs, in concert with the multi

Grammy Award-winning Orchestra. Often described as “Riverdance for the voice,” Celtic Woman was co-assembled in 2004

by David Downes, who was formerly musical director for Michael Flatley’s famed Irish stage show. Combining elements of Celtic folk, classical music and adult contemporary pop, the group has gone on to enormous success, performing sold-out tours and selling over 6 million albums. Celtic Woman’s 2006 holiday album, Celtic Woman: A Christmas Celebration, remains one of their most popular. Performing with the Orchestra under the leadership of Irish conductor John Page, the group will perform a mixture of holiday classics and seasonal favorites from their beloved catalogue.

Nearly sold out, so get your tickets now!

NEW YEAR’S EVE DANCING & ROMANCING Saturday, December 31, at 8 pm

Michael Krajewski rings in your New Year as only he can, with sparkling music evoking the first couple of song and dance,

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Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. London and Broadway stage stars Joan Hess and Kirby Ward rekindle the golden era of top hats, tuxes, and shimmering gowns as they frolic to big band classics by Cole Porter, George Gershwin, Irving Berlin and Jerome Kern. “There are going to be lots of different styles of music and dancing going on,” says Krajewski, “from classical, ballroom, waltz and Big Band swing to various popular styles. It’s a very sophisticated, entertaining evening that we just think is the right kind of style for a New Year’s Eve concert. I enjoy giving people a real good time and a goodbye to this past year.” The evening will end at 10 pm with a traditional champagne toast in the Symphony Hall lobby, which allows the audience numerous options after the show. “They can either get themselves safely home by midnight,” Krajewski adds with a laugh, “or they can go out and party some more!”

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It feels like the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra’s 2011-12 season has barely begun, yet the Orchestra’s Education and Community Engagement department is in full swing and already has added a number of new initiatives to its repertoire — and the continuous thread between all of these is the immeasurable impact these outreach efforts have in and beyond the Atlanta community.

“There is something uniquely powerful about music because it has the ability to touch the very core of who we are as people,” says Senior Director of Education and Community Engagement Mark Kent.

“We’re continuously trying to find new ways to reach the community and make our programs even more accessible.”

The Orchestra kicked off its new initiatives in June with a special side-by-side orchestral workshop open to local student musicians

in which 52 students participated in three days of coaching sessions, rehearsals, and a culminating performance — all while sitting next to Atlanta Symphony musicians.

“The side-by-side was a fantastic opportunity,” says Cassidy Goldblatt, a violinist with the Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra who participated in the workshop. “The thrill of playing with professional musicians was unlike anything I’ve ever experienced. I also learned an incredible amount.”

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In August, the Atlanta Symphony collaborated with the Alliance Theatre for their season-opening production, “Into the Woods,” in which the pit orchestra was composed entirely of student musicians — a rare opportunity and tremendous learning experience for the 19 young people involved.

Some of these student musicians joined the Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra this year for its 37th season. They were among 314 applicants, a significantly larger pool than in past years, who applied for approximately 120 slots in the ensemble.

This year, the Youth Orchestra will work directly with Music Director Robert Spano for their March Crescendo Concert, and the student musicians also will have the opportunity to attend reading sessions with guest conductors Mei-Ann Chen and James Gaffigan and Principal Guest Conductor Donald Runnicles, and master classes with pianist Gabriela Montero and violinists Leila Josefowicz and Gil Shaham. These star-studded offerings are a new addition to the Youth Orchestra’s programming.

The Orchestra’s Talent Development Program, whose graduates have gone on to pursue musical studies at the Cleveland Institute of Music, Curtis Institute of Music, Juilliard School, and New England Conservatory, among others, will continue to offer top-notch musical instruction. This year, 13 Orchestra members will serve as faculty and coaches to the 25 African American and Latino musicians in the program.

But the Orchestra’s reach does not stop at budding musicians. Thousands of students will be exposed to classical music through field trips to Atlanta Symphony Hall, 50 Atlanta Symphony Orchestra/aso.org

and the Orchestra’s influence will extend beyond the Woodruff Arts Center campus through Symphony Street concerts, which bring classical music into local community venues, and numerous outreach programs in which Orchestra musicians lead master classes and residencies in local schools.

Additionally, the Orchestra continues to build important partnerships throughout the community. In August, the Atlanta Symphony teamed up with the Atlanta Braves for the first Music Appreciation Night at Turner Field. The evening included an instrument petting zoo and music education panel discussion — free to all ticketholders — and the Youth Orchestra performed the National Anthem prior to the start of the game.

Other collaborations include continued work with the Atlanta Music Project and the Latin American Association.

Just recently, an ensemble of Orchestra musicians performed at an event celebrating the Independence of Mexico hosted by the Office of the Consulate General of Mexico and the Instituto de Mexico. The Orchestra is also deeply involved with the Georgia Humanities Council and the Smithsonian Institute for their “New Harmonies Project,” a traveling exhibit about American music.

“This is only the beginning,” says Kent. “At the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, we believe every citizen deserves the opportunity to explore their world and realize their fullest potential through the power of music. We have so many opportunities at our fingertips to become even more deeply involved in, and available to, the community.”

Kimberly Nogi is publicist at the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra.

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Holiday concerts Handel’s Messiah December 1/3 Thu: 8pm/Sat: 8pm Bach: Magnificat Norman Mackenzie, conductor Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chamber Chorus

Christmas with the ASO December 8/9/10 Thu/Fri: 8pm/Sat: 2 & 8pm Norman Mackenzie, conductor Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus Morehouse College Glee Club Gwinnett Young Singers

ASO Gospel Christmas December 2/3 Fri: 8pm/Sat: 2pm Chelsea Tipton II, conductor Orchestra Gospel Chorus

A Very Merry Holiday Pops December 16/17 Fri: 8pm/Sat: 2 & 8pm Michael Krajewski, conductor Tony DeSare, Montego Glover, vocalists Lassiter & Walton High Choruses

ASO Kid’s Christmas December 4/11 Sun: 1:30 & 3:30pm with Chris van Allsburg’s Polar Express, music by Rob Kapilow Jere Flint, conductor Lee Harper Dancers Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra

HAVE YOURSELF A CELTIC LITTLE CHRISTMAS! December 20 Tues: 8pm Celtic Woman with the ASO John Page, conductor ASO New Year’s Eve Dancing & Romancing December 31 Sat: 8pm Michael Krajewski, conductor Joan Hess & Kirby Ward, vocalists and dancers

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staff Administrative Staff Executive Stanley E. Romanstein, Ph.D. President Brien Faucett Administrative Assistant to the President’s Office Evans Mirageas Director of Artistic Planning

Education & Community Engagement (cont.)

Janice Crews Professional Learning Teaching Artist Tiffany I.M. Jones Education Sales Associate

DEVELOPMENT Sandy Smith Vice President for Development Rebecca Abernathy Development Services Coordinator Zachary Brown Director of ADMINISTRATION Volunteer Services FINANCE & John Sparrow ADMINISTRATION Corey Cowart Vice President Director of Donald F. Fox for Orchestra Initiatives Corporate Relations Executive Vice President & General Manager for Business Operations Janina Edwards Mala Sharma & Chief Financial Officer Grants Consultant Assistant to the Shannon McCown Ashley Krausen Vice President Assistant to the Special Events Coordinator for Orchestra Initiatives Executive Vice President Jessica Langlois & General Manager for Business Operations Director of Leadership Gifts Julianne Fish & Chief Financial Officer & Planned Giving Orchestra Manager Susan Ambo Sarah Levin Nancy Crowder Vice President of Finance Volunteer Project Manager Operations/Rental Kim Hielsberg Stephanie Malhotra Events Coordinator Director of Financial Director of Development Carol Wyatt Planning & Analysis & Education Services Executive Assistant April Satterfield Melissa Muntz to the Music Director Senior Accountant Development Coordinator & Principal Guest Peter Dickson Toni Paz Conductor Staff Accountant Director of Individual Giving Jeffrey Baxter Michael Richardson Barbara Saunders Choral Administrator Venues Analyst Director of Ken Meltzer Stephen Jones Foundation Relations ASO Insider Symphony Store Manager Meredith Schnepp & Program Annotator Prospect Research Officer ASO Presents Russell Williamson Tammie Taylor Orchestra Personnel Manager Clay Schell Vice President, Programming Assistant to the Susanne Watts VP for Development Trevor Ralph Assistant Orchestra General Manager and Senior Sarah Zabinski Personnel Manager Director of Operations Individual Giving Manager Paul Barrett Holly Clausen Senior Production Director of Marketing Stage Manager Keri Musgraves Richard Carvlin Promotions Manager Stage Manager Lisa Eng Lela Huff Graphic Artist Assistant Stage Manager Chastain Park Amphitheater Education & Community Engagement Tanner Smith Program Director Mark B. Kent Senior Director of Education Verizon Wireless & Community Engagement Amphitheatre at Melanie Darby Encore Park Director of Education Katie Daniel Programming VIP Sales Manager Ahmad Mayes Jenny Pollock Community Programs Operations Manager Coordinator Rebecca Simmons Nicole Bird Box Office Manager Education Program Deborah Honan Coordinator Customer Service Manager & Venue Rental Coordinator

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MARKETING & CONCERT PROMOTIONS Charles Wade Vice President for Marketing & Symphony Pops Alesia Banks Director of Customer Service & Season Tickets Ted Caldwell Group & Corporate Sales Assistant Meko Hector Marketing Production Manager Jennifer Jefferson Director of e-Business & Interactive Media Melanie Kite Subscription Office Manager Shelby Moody Group & Corporate Sales Manager Seth Newcom Database Administrator Kimberly Nogi Publicist Robert Phipps Publications Director Melissa A. E. Sanders Senior Director, Communications Christine Saunders Group & Corporate Sales Associate Karl Schnittke Publications Editor Robin Smith Subscription & Education Sales Rachel Trignano Manager of Broad Based Giving Russell Wheeler Director of Group & Corporate Sales Christina Wood Director of Marketing

general info LATE SEATING Latecomers are seated at the discretion of house management. Reserved seats are not guaranteed after the performance starts. Latecomers may be initially seated in the back out of courtesy to the musicians and other patrons.

SPECIAL ASSISTANCE All programs of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra are accessible to people with disabilities. Please call the box office (404.733.5000) to make advance arrangements.

SYMPHONY STORE The ASO’s gift shop is located in the galleria and offers a wide variety of items, ranging from ASO recordings and music-related merchandise to T-shirts and mugs. Proceeds benefit the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra.

THE ROBERT SHAW ROOM The ASO invites donors who contribute at least $1,750 annually to become members of this private salon for cocktails and dining on concert evenings — private rentals available. Call 404.733.4860.

IMPORTANT PHONE NUMBERS Concert Hotline 404.733.4949 (Recorded information) Symphony Hall Box Office 404.733.5000 Ticket Donations/Exchanges 404.733.5000 Subscription Information/Sales 404.733.4800 Group Sales 404.733.4848 Atlanta Symphony Associates 404.733.4865 (Volunteers) Educational Programs 404.733.4870 Youth Orchestra 404.733.5038 Box Office TTD Number 404.733.4303 Services for People 404.733-5000 with Special Needs 404.733.4800 Lost and Found 404.733.4225 Symphony Store 404.733.4345

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2 Supportive Seminar Joseph Conyers, formerly a bassist with the Atlanta Symphony and now with the Philadelphia Orchestra addresses members of the Youth Orchestra, Talent Development Program and the North Atlanta High School Orchestra last month.

3 And The Winners Are… The Siemens Corporate Team snagged First Place Gross Score at October 3rd’s AirTran Classic Golf Tournament which benefitted the Orchestra’s Education and Community Engagement programs and initiatives. The victorious foursome (left to right: Ken Yates, Rick Myers, Scott McDonald and Jeff Broomfield).

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1 Front and Center! Robert Spano and soprano Christine Brewer raised their arms – and the roof of Symphony Hall – in a program of Wagner Ring highlights and Beethoven’s Ninth in the opening weekend of the season.

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